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prolongation

/proh-lawng-gey-shuhn, -long-/US // ˌproʊ lɔŋˈgeɪ ʃən, -lɒŋ- //

延长,延长时间,延长期,延期

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act of prolonging: the prolongation of a line.
    • : the state of being prolonged.
    • : a prolonged or extended form.
    • : an added part.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounextension

Examples

  • Such a coalition would be a recipe for further prolongation of the stalemate vis-à-vis the Palestinians.

  • I think that when he met her he was thinking about prolongation.

  • These are not the usual rewards for prolongation of economic distress.

  • At the end of Canongate, the prolongation of High Street, we come out on a large open square.

  • On the prolongation of the line in that direction were some regiments of another division, with one in reserve.

  • The war closed victoriously at the moment when its prolongation seemed unendurable.

  • Even at the present day troops of wild reindeer traverse the wooded summits of the prolongation of the Ural Mountains.

  • And when it exceeds this measure, and its prolongation only results in weariness, it must not be prolonged further.